Lamp shade and reflector.



No. 765,755. PATENTED JULY 26, 1904 T. SMITH.

LAMP SHADE AND REFLECTOR.

A I APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Patented July 26, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LAMP SHADE AND REFLECTOR- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 765,755, dated. July 26, 1904.

Application filed September 21 1903. Serial No. 173,930. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE SMITH, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cool: and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LampShades and Reflectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in lamp shades andreflectors designed to combine with areflect'or adjustable to throw thelight to the desired point a shade also adjustable to protect the eyesfrom the glare of the light and at the same time offer the leastpossible obstruction to the distribution of the light as desired.

To such ends the invention consists in certain novel features which willappear from the following description and claims.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings by two views, of whichFigure 1 is a plan view of my improved shade and reflector as it appearsupon the top of a comm on form of spherical lamp-chimney, and Fig. 2 isa vertical diametrical section in line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures, the lamp-chimney is represented at A, and asupporting ring or band B is provided to rest upon the top of thechimney just outside of the slight vertical rim or flange (t at the topof the latter. Inasmuch as in chimneys of this sort this flange ishardly of sufficient extent to hold the band against horizontal movementand prevent it from displacement in that way, an inwardly-projectingtongue C is provided, which curves downward at c and then beneath theupper edge of the chimney at 0, thus forming a sort of hook which,together with the band B, embraces the upper rim of the chimney andgreatly increases the resistance to lateral movement thereon. It is alsopreferable that the lower end 0 of the tongue C be so arranged withreference to the band that the chimney cannot be forced directly intothe hook without springing the latter.

The shade and reflector I prefer to form with two portions or parts D E,the part D being in the form of a parabolic reflector cut away adjacentto its rim, as at (Z, so as to be slipped upon the ring or band B andpivoted thereto upon a horizontal axis by means of pivots (Z (Z Thepivots cl d are preferably screws, and the reflector is shown as havingtwo ears (P6P, through which the screws pass. Plates 5 7) outside ofthese ears and also clamped thereto by means of the screws provideadditional frictional resistance to the oscillation of the reflectorupon the screws, so that by tightening the latter to the desired degreethe reflector may be made to remain firmly in any adjustment upon itspivots to which it is moved. The shade E is in the ordinary conicalform, except that it lacks a sufficient portion upon the side of thereflector to permit the free oscillation of the latter upon its pivot.This shade is preferably pivoted to the band by means of ears 0 e andscrews 6 0 ,1116 plates 7) b intervening also between the heads of thesescrews and the ears of the shade, so as to give said shade the same easeof adjustment upon its pivots, together with the same stability in anyof its positions, as the reflector.

It will be readily seen from the drawings and the above description thatthe reflector can be adjusted upon its. pivot to throw the light to oneside and upon any desired point; also, that the shadecan be raised orlowered to a point where it barely protects the eye of the observer, soas to avoid any unnecessary interference with the throwing of the lightas desired.

The construction can of course be varied widely without departing fromthe essential features of novelty, and I therefore do not limit myselfto the specific form shown and described herein.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination with a suitable supporting device, of a suitable reflectorpivoted thereto, and a shade independently pivoted to said supportingdevice, the shade being notched to receive the reflector.

2. The combination with asuitable supporting device, of a shade andreflector independently pivoted thereto, one of said members beingnotched to receive the other, and the two forming a practicallycontinuous circuit around the space occupied by the lamp.

3. The combination with a supporting-band adapted to be carried. upon achimney, of a re flector pivoted thereto upon a horizontal axis andhaving a notch upon one side to accommodate the band and the chimney,and a shade also pivoted to said band upon a horizontal axis andextending around the chimney With the exception of the portion occupiedby the reflector.

4. The combination with a band having a device for removably securing itto the top of a chimney, of a reflector pivoted horizontally upon saidband and a conical shade, also pivoted horizontally upon said band andextending around the same With the exception of the portion occupied bythe reflector.

T he combination with a supporting-band,

of a hook adapted to embrace the top of a chimney, a reflector notchedadjacent to its margin and pivoted to the band upon the opposite sidesof the notch and a shade of conical shape, incomplete upon one side toaccommodate the reflector and pivoted to the band adjacent to thepivotal line of said reflector.

In witness whereof I have signed the above application for LettersPatent, at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this24th day of July, A. D. 1903.

THEODQRE Sh IllH.

\Vitnesses:

(luAs. O. Snunvuv, MA'r'riii B. Buss.

